Temptations and triumphs of ministry
For those claimed and called by God, every exalted position has its shadows. When faced with the temptations of power, remember your baptism, says Kenneth L. Carder.
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Leadership in the wilderness
Moses’ crisis in the desert arose from an awareness that he did not have the means to meet basic needs, at least not without pain and sacrifice. His response offers some lessons for today’s challenges in higher education, says Bill Laramee.
The word of reconciliation
The second epistle of Paul to the Corinthians is a message announcing that God’s work of reconciliation has begun, says Richard B. Hays.
The weakness in virtue, the virtue in weakness
The hallmark of an apostle is found not in strength but in weakness, says J. Warren Smith.
Have we fruit?
To bear the good fruit of wellness, we must attend to daily disciplines and long-term practices of the faith. And that includes asking about the fruit we bear, says Nathan E. Kirkpatrick.
My God and your God
Jason Byassee welcomes a new class of pastors to the ministry with lessons about institutions, friendships and surprise from Samuel, Eli and Mary at the tomb.
Gregory Palmer: Still available
Isaiah’s call to ministry and the unsettling verses that follow are a reminder to clergy to be obedient, trust in the One who sent them and speak honestly, taking risks for the gospel, says Bishop Gregory Palmer.
Five smooth stones
Consider the source of David’s power against Goliath, says Samuel Wells, and ask yourself: As you go forward in life, how are you going to avoid losing your soul?
Reimagining power
The story of Pentecost is the story of ordinary people receiving power. And one primary essence of the Spirit’s power is the power to reimagine, says Laura Truax.
Learning to believe
For many of us, there is a huge gap between the Easter proclamation of joy and the felt reality of guilt, chaos and hopelessness. But practicing the forgiveness of sins is practicing resurrection; that is how we may come to believe that in the crucified and risen Lord, everything has changed, says Ellen F. Davis.